Wellness & Self-Care
By Nataliya Slasarenko
Wellness is the most important treasure in our lives. It is about minimizing health risks and reducing everyday stress to prevent development of different diseases. Our wellness is our own responsibility and personal choices.
Wellness is a dynamic condition as our health depends on many different factors such as our physical and social environment, our ability to cope with daily routine and negative impact of stress. We should develop our personal awareness and learn as much as possible about self-care. However, to understand the issue is not enough, the action is important.
What contributes to your own wellness? What steps you can do for improvement?
All aspects of personal wellbeing successfully contribute to the wellness. Do not wait for health issues, work on prevention. Apply an holistic approach to yourself. Think about your physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental wellbeing.
Healthy lifestyle helps to enhance all the dimensions in our wellbeing. Healthy food and active exercise keep our body and mind in healthy state and leads to further improvement. Both, good food and exercise send required vital elements to all our tissues and release the hormones of happiness. A healthy sleep pattern is vital for our physical and mental wellbeing as well.
Think about your work and leisure balance. Can you keep clear boundaries of your personal and professional life? This helps to keep professional boundaries and manage work-related stress levels.
Develop health promoting habits, such as bosting immunity and all body functions (personal hygiene, contrast shower, etc.), doing regular health checks, and using personal protective equipment.
Learn about your own spirituality and social connections. What is really important and interesting for you personally? What you enjoy?
Develop a plan for the activities for pleasure and personal development in any area that you are happy with. Try cooking, painting, or studying something new. Reflect on your feelings. If you do not like it, just stop, and focus on something else. Do not communicate with people if you do not feel comfortable with them. However, develop positive attitudes, love. You will be surprised with increased level of your happy feelings. Your personal values and beliefs can help you with making the right choices.
What about your environment you live in? Do you love to come home after work? Is it a good place to live? Think what you can do to make your place emotionally attractive and warm. Add your favourite colours through simple things, such as plants, paintings, posters, or even bright cushions that you will enjoy seeing in your living areas.
Focus on positive emotions. See the beauty around and be thankful! Learn to find a joy in everyday routine and common things. Practice mindfulness.
Be happy. Be well!
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